Missing Seffner man found on bus

SEFFNER — A 23-year-old man who was reported missing by his family was found riding a Hartline bus early Sunday morning.

Deputies had been searching for Peterson Jacques since Saturday night when his mother reported him missing. He was returned to his home after deputies found him on a bus near Fletcher Avenue and Orange Grove around 9:45 a.m.

According to his family and neighbors, Jacques likes to bathe in retention ponds but doesn't know how to swim, deputies said. His mother told deputies he had been acting "confused" since August, authorities said.

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